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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH
2012
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is better known as Lou Gehrig's disease; and
WHEREAS, ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by degeneration of cell bodies of the
upper and lower motor neurons in the gray matter of the anterior horns of the spinal cord; and
WHEREAS, the initial symptom of ALS is weakness of the skeletal muscles, especially those of the
extremities; and
WHEREAS, as ALS progresses, the patient experiences difficulty in swallowing, talking and breathing;
and
WHEREAS, ALS eventually causes muscles to atrophy and the patient becomes a functional quadriplegic; and
WHEREAS, because ALS does not affect mental capacity, patients remain alert and aware of loss of motor
functions; and
WHEREAS, there is no known cause, means of prevention or cure for ALS, and once diagnosed, patients
succumb to the illness within two to five years; and
WHEREAS, research suggests that veterans are 60% more likely to develop ALS; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Veterans Affairs implemented regulations to establish a presumption of
service connection for ALS, thereby presuming that the development of ALS was incurred .or aggravated by service
in the military; and
WHEREAS, a national ALS patient registry, administered by the Centers for Disease Control, is currently
documenting cases of ALS in the United States and may become the single largest ALS research project ever created;
and
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina joins the Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association
and other interested agencies and organizations, in promoting increased awareness of ALS and the impact ALS has
on the patient, family and community;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEYERL YEA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim May 2012, as "AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH" in North
Carolina and ce to all citizens.
BEYERL Y EA YES PERDUE
•, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand and twelve, and of the
of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH
2012
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is better known as Lou Gehrig's disease; and
WHEREAS, ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by degeneration of cell bodies of the
upper and lower motor neurons in the gray matter of the anterior horns of the spinal cord; and
WHEREAS, the initial symptom of ALS is weakness of the skeletal muscles, especially those of the
extremities; and
WHEREAS, as ALS progresses, the patient experiences difficulty in swallowing, talking and breathing;
and
WHEREAS, ALS eventually causes muscles to atrophy and the patient becomes a functional quadriplegic; and
WHEREAS, because ALS does not affect mental capacity, patients remain alert and aware of loss of motor
functions; and
WHEREAS, there is no known cause, means of prevention or cure for ALS, and once diagnosed, patients
succumb to the illness within two to five years; and
WHEREAS, research suggests that veterans are 60% more likely to develop ALS; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Veterans Affairs implemented regulations to establish a presumption of
service connection for ALS, thereby presuming that the development of ALS was incurred .or aggravated by service
in the military; and
WHEREAS, a national ALS patient registry, administered by the Centers for Disease Control, is currently
documenting cases of ALS in the United States and may become the single largest ALS research project ever created;
and
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina joins the Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association
and other interested agencies and organizations, in promoting increased awareness of ALS and the impact ALS has
on the patient, family and community;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEYERL YEA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim May 2012, as "AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH" in North
Carolina and ce to all citizens.
BEYERL Y EA YES PERDUE
•, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand and twelve, and of the
of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.